BLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech men's basketball team travel to State College, Pennsylvania to face Penn State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Tip is Tuesday night at 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
GAME INFORMATION
#13/12 Virginia Tech at Penn State
Nov. 27, 2018 – 7 p.m.
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RADIO: Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Jon Laaser & Mike Burnop
Sirius: 81 XM: 81 Internet: 81
BROADCAST: ESPN2/ESPN app
Mike Corey & Debbie Antonelli
About Tonight's Game
The Hokies enter the game 5-0 on the season and the Nittany Lions are 3-2 this season … The Hokies are ranked 13th in the AP poll and 12th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
Last Time Out: VT 75, St. Francis 37
The Hokies defeated Saint Francis, 75-37, in Cassell Coliseum on Saturday … Ahmed Hill led four Hokies in double figures with 19 points … Ty Outlaw had 15 points, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 11 points and Justin Robinson scored 10 points and dished out seven assists … Tech outscored the Red Flash, 42-15 in the second half and held SFU to 25.9 percent from the field for the game.
Vs. Penn State
This is the ninth meeting between the two schools … Tech holds a 6-2 advantage in the all-time series … The Hokies are 0-2 against the Nittany Lions in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with both games being played at the Bryce Jordan Center … Tech is 3-2 in road games against Penn State, 1-2 in the Bryce Jordan Center and 0-1 against PSU under Buzz Williams … Tech is 38-52 all-time against schools currently in the Big Ten and 1-0 against the Big Ten this season.
Hokies in the Challenge
The Hokies are 5-7 all-time in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge … Tech is 3-4 in road Challenge games … Tech won its last two games in the Challenge, most recently a 79-55 win over Iowa in Blacksburg last season … Tech won its last road Challenge game, 73-70, at Michigan two years ago … Tech is 2-2 in the Challenge under Buzz Williams.
Up to 13th
The Virginia Tech Hokies are currently ranked 13th in the AP poll … That is the school's highest AP ranking since the 1995-96 season … Tech peaked that season in late February at No. 8, its all-time highest ranking … The last time the Hokies played a game ranked higher than 13th was on Feb. 25, 1996, a 57-41 loss at Temple … Tech is 12th in the USA Today Coaches poll.
